hempeen

Yola

Etymology

*hemp +‎ -een (“diminutive suffix, borrowed from Irish -ín”). Compare also laupeen (“plover”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛmˈpiːn/

Noun

hempeen

  1. A little bird.

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 136
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